Schleiz

Schleiz
Church in Schleiz
Coat of arms
Schleiz
Location of Schleiz within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 11°49′0″E / 50.58333°N 11.81667°E / 50.58333; 11.81667Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 11°49′0″E / 50.58333°N 11.81667°E / 50.58333; 11.81667
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saale-Orla-Kreis
Subdivisions	11
Government
• Mayor	Juergen K. Klimpke (SPD)
Area
• Total	83.03 km2 (32.06 sq mi)
Elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,466
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	07901–07907
Dialling codes	03663
Vehicle registration	SOK
Website	www.schleiz.de

Former mint building

Dragon fountain

Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany.

Location

Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic. The city is located in a valley with the river Wisenta near the motorway A 9 (Berlin – München).

Subdivisions

Schleiz includes the following subdivisions:

• Möschlitz
• Grochwitz
• Oberböhmsdorf
• Lössau
• Langenbuch
• Wüstendittersdorf
• Dröswein
• Gräfenwarth
• Oschitz
• Heinrichsruh

History

Schleiz can be traced back to a settlement established about 1200 ("Altstadt") and a separate "Neustadt" that was established next to it. The "Neustadt" had a castle and a city wall. Until 2 December 1482 they were totally separate communities after which they combined to one city.^{[citation needed]} There was a settlement of the Teutonic Order here, and for some years previous to 1848 the town was the capital of the small principality of Reuss-Schleiz. In the vicinity a battle was fought, between the French and the Prussians on 9 October 1806.^[2]

The palace was destroyed April 1945.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Trend of population figures:

Other

It is also the site of the Schleizer Dreieck race track.

Commemorative plaque for Johann Friedrich Böttger

References

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Schleiz". Encyclopædia Britannica 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 334 

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• http://www.schleiz.de Official web site for Stadt Schleiz. (German)

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